International Rankings of Taiwan 2022, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Taiwan, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Taiwan, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	28	25	2019
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	31	5.831 million	2019
Internet users - percent of population	17	89 %	2019
Internet users - total	38	21.159 million	2019
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	7	55	2019
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	17	12.972 million	2019
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	49	123.21	2019
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	47	29.292 million	2019
Economy
Budget - expenditures	35	92.030 billion US Dollars	2017
Budget - revenues	35	91.620 billion US Dollars	2017
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	27	0.1 % of GDP	0
Exports	65	N/A US Dollars	2022
GDP (official exchange rate)	21	611.391 billion US Dollars	2019
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	32	65.2 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	87	14.1 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	135	53 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	110	52.6 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	81	20.5 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	57	0.2 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	127	1.8 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	35	36 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	81	62.1 % of GDP	2017
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	16	40.3 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	2010
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	8	6.4 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	2010
Industrial production growth rate	50	3.9 %	2017
Labor force	47	11.498 million US Dollars	2020
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	106	4.9 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	8	35.9 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	75	59.2 %	2016
Population below poverty line	146	1.5	2012
Public debt	46	35.7 % of GDP	2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	19	1.143 trillion US Dollars	2019
Real GDP per capita	50	24502 US Dollars	2018
Taxes and other revenues	133	16 % of GDP	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	139	N/A	2022
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	15	141.445 million metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	36	45.554 million metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	28	92.207 million metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	14	67.985 million metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	39	118000 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	5	63.523 million metric tons	2020
Coal - production	31	5.955 million metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	70	1.000 million metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	15	269.570 billion kWh	2020
Electricity - exports	94	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	113	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	22	57.738 million kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	35	9.484 billion kWh	2020
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	45	1.3 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	51	82.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	16	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	116	2.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	20	11.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	47	2.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	5	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	61	0.9 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	32	160.669 million Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	35	22.002 billion cubic meters	2019
Natural gas - exports	55	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	15	22.173 billion cubic meters	2019
Natural gas - production	74	150.589 million cubic meters	2019
Natural gas - proven reserves	77	6.230 billion cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	70	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	14	886200 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	82	2.400 million bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	21	998100 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	94	800 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	27	349600 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	20	418300 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	22	924000 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	177	N/A megatons	2022
Air pollutants - methane emissions	176	N/A megatons	2022
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	182	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2022
Land use - agricultural land	129	22.7	2018
Land use - arable land	57	16.9	2018
Land use - forest	174	N/A	2022
Land use - other	19	77.3	2018
Land use - permanent crops	40	5.8	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	153	N/A	2022
Revenue from coal	30	N/A % of GDP	2022
Revenue from forest resources	95	N/A % of GDP	2022
Total renewable water resources	174	67 cubic meters	2011
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	167	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - industrial	159	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - municipal	170	N/A cubic meters	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	127	0.65	2025
Urbanization - urban population	41	80.1	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	118	N/A tons	2022
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	118	N/A tons	2022
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	86	N/A %	2022
Geography
Area - land	134	32260 sq km	0
Area - total	133	35980 sq km	0
Area - water	141	3720 sq km	0
Coastline	62	1566.3 km	0
Elevation - highest point	36	3952 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	32	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	21	1150 meters	0
Irrigated land	61	3820 sq km	2012
Land boundaries - total	151	N/A km	2022
Land use - agricultural land	129	22.7	2018
Land use - arable land	57	16.9	2018
Land use - forest	174	N/A	2022
Land use - other	19	77.3	2018
Land use - permanent crops	40	5.8	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	153	N/A	2022
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years	150	11.62	9535
Age structure - 25-54 years	22	45.51	9112
Age structure - 55-64 years	12	14.73	8529
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	148	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	63	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	132	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	164	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	94	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Birth rate	194	7.39 births/1,000 population	2022
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	99	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	14	75.2 %	2016
Current health expenditure	91	N/A % of GDP	0
Death rate	78	7.89 deaths/1,000 population	2022
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	51	22.4 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	106	4.5 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	152	40.2 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	174	17.8 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	63	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	105	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	100	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - unimproved	62	N/A % of population	0
Education expenditures	71	N/A % of GDP	0
Hospital bed density	70	N/A beds/1,000 population	2022
Infant mortality rate - female	169	3.63 deaths/1,000 live births	2022
Infant mortality rate - male	172	4.29 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	170	3.97 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	27	84.34 years	2022
Life expectancy at birth - male	39	78.17 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	35	81.16 years	0
Literacy - female	21	97.3 %	2014
Literacy - male	4	99.7 %	0
Literacy - total population	13	98.5 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	113	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2022
Median age - female	33	43.1 years	2020
Median age - male	18	41.5 years	0
Median age - total	22	42.3 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	85	N/A	2022
Net migration rate	61	0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	138	N/A %	2022
Physicians density	154	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	55	23.581 million	2022
Population growth rate	134	0.04 %	2022
Sanitation facility access - improved	93	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	113	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	115	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	93	N/A % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2022
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	14	N/A years	2022
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2022
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	9	1.06 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-24 years	17	1.06	0
Sex ratio - 25-54 years	21	1	0
Sex ratio - 55-64 years	26	0.95	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	24	0.73 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	7	1.06 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	20	0.97 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	110	N/A %	2022
Tobacco use - male	137	N/A %	2022
Tobacco use - total	123	N/A %	2022
Total fertility rate	137	1.08 children born/woman	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	127	0.65	2025
Urbanization - urban population	41	80.1	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	139	N/A	2022
Transportation
Airports	88	37	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	34	10	0
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m	31	7	0
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m	35	8	0
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m	18	8	0
Airports - with paved runways - total	44	35	0
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m	33	2	2021
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	29	1	0
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m	58	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	92	2	0
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m	66	1	2021
Heliports	8	31	2021
Merchant marine - total	44	429	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	133	N/A	2022
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	153	N/A	2022
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	28	216	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	21	7	2020
Railways - standard gauge	52	345	2018
Railways - total	78	1613.1 km	2018
Roadways - paved	46	42793 km	2017
Roadways - total	71	43206 km	2017
Waterways	105	N/A km	2022

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Taiwan 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.